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Visvaksena-samhita [sanskrit]
33,819 words | ISBN-13: 9788179070383
The Sanskrit text of the Visvaksena-samhita, an ancient Vaishnava Agama, belonging to the Pancaratra tradition. An important topic discussed in the Samhita is that Aniruddha created Brahma and Brahma created all the men and women of the four castes. Visvaksena (lit. “lord of hosts”) is a sort of chief minister to God in all heavenly and mundane affairs. Alternative titles: Viśvaksenāsaṃhitā (विश्वक्सेनासंहिता), Viśvaksenā-saṃhitā (विश्वक्सेना-संहिता), Vishvaksenasamhita, Vishvaksena, Visvaksenasamhita.
Verse 20.344
आत्मार्थं वैदिकेनैव तान्त्रिकेणैव वा मुने ।
परार्थे तान्त्रिकेणैव मिश्रितं वा हरिं परम् ॥ 344 ॥
ātmārthaṃ vaidikenaiva tāntrikeṇaiva vā mune |
parārthe tāntrikeṇaiva miśritaṃ vā hariṃ param || 344 ||
The English translation of Visvaksena-samhita Verse 20.344 is contained in the book The Pancaratra Agamas (an Introduction) by Swami Harshananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.344). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atmartham, Atmartha, Vaidika, Tantrika, Var, Muni, Mishrita, Hari, Param, Para,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “ātmārthaṃ vaidikenaiva tāntrikeṇaiva vā mune ”
- ātmārtham -
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ātmārtham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ātmārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātmārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vaidikenai -
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vaidika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vaidika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tāntrikeṇai -
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tāntrika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tāntrika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mune -
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muni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- Line 2: “ parārthe tāntrikeṇaiva miśritaṃ vā hariṃ param ”
- Cannot analyse *parārthe*tā
- tāntrikeṇai -
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tāntrika (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]tāntrika (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- miśritam -
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miśrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]miśrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]miśritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√miśr -> miśrita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √miśr class 10 verb]√miśr -> miśrita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √miśr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √miśr class 10 verb]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- harim -
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hari (noun, masculine)[accusative single]hari (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- param -
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param (indeclinable)[indeclinable]para (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]para (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]